Sigma Spotlight: @owenxu0416 Owen Xu hails from Shanghai, China, and is one of China’s most successful young entrepreneurs. He currently heads a water cleaning company in his home country, but he has recently begun a new career, as a Champagne connoisseur. He is studying Sustainable Development, and is renowned for his strong work ethic. When he’s not being featured in Forbes (actually), you can probably find him in his favorite restaurant in the Morningside area, Duane Reade. He is known around campus for his prowess in “doggin’ the boys”, which is understandable when you meet his one and only, Jenny (they have the tats to prove their true love). Do yourself a favor and talk to Owen for 5 minutes, you are sure to learn something about VC, startups, and dangerous situations.

Sigma Spotlight: @dposner5 Pictured here is Drew Posner, CC ’21 majoring in STEM or something with a minor in possibly definitely still selling out. Known for whippin’ em out when he gets a little too excited about fantasy football, country music, chemistry problem sets, and hitting his first pong shot ever, Drew is an avid supporter of the “Free the Nips” movement. One of his favorite activities on campus is knowing exactly what dish is being served at every dining hall, so feel free to ask him day or night. Rumor has it Drew underwent Tommy John surgery over the summer and is looking to come back to the table stronger than ever and show off those throwing skills he claims to have had on varsity baseball. All we can know for sure is that Drew is down to “esketeet” any time any place (also known as esketit, whichever you prefer).

Sigma spotlight: @luchogazcon Lucho Gazcon is a soccer player (D1 athlete) from Los Angeles who just finished up his freshman year at Columbia. Lucho may be studying economics like most of CC, but he differentiates himself academically through his passion for Spanish. This interest started when Lucho grew up in Mexico City and has persisted since he speaks Spanish at home. Now its driving him to take the intermediate courses at Columbia so he can really cement his knowledge of basic vocab and grammar. Also, if you didn’t know already, Lucho is kind of a big deal. Rumor has it that he’s partied with Migos and gone on a helicopter ride over New York with the prince of Qatar. How nuts is that? Don’t let his big persona intimidate you, though. He’s a really great guy and we highly recommend that you get to know him...P.S. This photo was taken earlier this year.

Sigma Spotlight: @macawalt1 McClain (Randolph) Awalt is living the life. He is a starting member for the Columbia Squash team which won Ivy Champs. Some reports say Harvard forfeited when they saw Mac step on the court with his headband and game face on. Often referred to as a scholar in Financial Economics, and hailing from Greenwich, Connecticut some people already suspect him of calling the shots at Goldman Sachs (not really). He even calls the shots within Columbia housing and got himself McBain 8 for sophomore year where he will be hosting invite only after parties. When he isn’t perfecting his “nick” on the squash court or in the library, McClain Awalt turns into Frat Mac. He is a must have on your team on and off the pong table. He will always have your back and will never fail to come in clutch. I highly recommend hitting the squash courts with him then grabbing a chicken parm sandwich from Milano’s.

Sigma Spotlight: @joseriver18
This man is a true role model. He sets a prime example in the classroom, at networking events, and on the pong table. This quintessential gentleman is Brother Jose Rivero. He lives in San Fransisco, California and loves to travel. People know him as a very cultured man as you can often catch him hopping on a quick flight to Punta Cana and Miami to light up his rare Dominican Republic cigars on the beach. In addition to his good looks, all girls cling to Jose due to his dreamy fluent Spanish. Additionally, because of his intense Columbia SEAS Industrial Engineering major, Brother Rivero's expertise in Fortnite building is unparalleled. Last but not least, Jose’s legendary 5 second Smirnoff Ice kill is hard to beat. I would highly recommend getting to know Jose better, if you have not already, since he is a very classy, worldly, and wholesome guy.

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Sigma Spotlight: @ryannnleee Last but not least, Ryan Lee is our third and most stylish freshman from the Fall 2017 Sigma class. He is originally from Malaysia but went to boarding school in Singapore. Ryan began his finánce bro vocational training at Columbia this fall and is going to major in Economics and Sustainable development. Ryan is an incredible guitarist and is more than willing to jam in his room anytime. He also has a unique condition in which he can only walk if he is wearing sand colored boots or clean white sneakers. Lastly, Ryan demonstrates superb self-control, as he only uses his juul in large groups after 12am. So if you see Ryan at parties be sure say hi, step on his shoes or even just hit up his favorite restaurant “Mel’s Burger Bar and Grill.”

Sigma Spotlight: @ottoshih And finally, this post is the for all the fans out there who have been desperately waiting for his introduction. Brother Otto Shih aka "Clark Kent" is currently a junior studying Computer Science in Columbia College. Otto hails from Seattle in the great state of Washington and despite classes already starting for spring semester, he may still be there. Otto is always on the go, some even call him Mr. Worldwide, however his countless adventures have never gotten in the way of his studious habits. Speaking of studious habits, has anyone else noticed how attractive Otto is? We certainly have! If you ever have the chance to meet Otto, please stop and say hello, but if you don't, he probably will because that's just how wholesome he is.

Sigma Spotlight: Hailing from WestChester, New York. Weighing in at 155 lbs and standing at 6 ft tall. He's your hometown champion ready to knock out anything you throw his way, Brother Matt Lawhon. He's a math-cs major who's been taking 2000-level Columbia classes since he was a tot. He's so good problem sets get stuck on him. When he's not being a bright spark, he's seranding a lucky audience with his Bob Dylan style guitar-harmonica combo. Matt's a lean mean productivity machine who's eager to help get things done. He's become the darling of the sig ep brotherhood and is sure to be loved by anyone who has the pleasure of meeting him.

Sigma Spotlight: @ianmlow Ian "Lowe" Low "Row" is a sophomore from riveting San Francisco, California, where his everlasting love for rowing began. His favorite holiday is Christmas (look at the picture) because he has a grand appreciation of the coniferous evergreen. He plans on majoring in Econ/Poli Sci doing half of his studies in each subject wow!! Is there anything this man can't do? No. He can do everything. So ask him to do anything and he can do it.

Sigma Spotlight: @adamambrozy Adam “Brozy” Ambrozy is a sophomore from lovely Tampa Bay, Florida where he found his love and passion for tennis! While many of us will probably never understand the difference between tennis and squash, Brozy can teach you the proper form of how to hold a TENNIS racket and maybe even how to toss a TENNIS ball. He’s also very proud of his polish origins. He loves everything about Poland and being polish so much that he decided to major in poli-sci because of its poli- prefix. Not really sure what leads Brozy to certain things, but we’ve all learned his love for questions. When we asked him what he wants to be one day he said Alexa from Amazon. So if you see Brozy tossing a ball with himself, waving his racket at butterflies, or perfecting his polish maybe ask him a question and you will make his day.

Sigma spotlight: @anthony_montes
Anthony Montes is a freshman who hails out of New York, New York. As an authentic New Yorker, Montes is a diehard New York sports fan, and actually is planning on buying the New York Yankees following his education here at Columbia. He claims that having 27 rings just doesn’t cut it and they need to do things differently. As an Economics/political science major (something rarely seen here at Columbia) Montes will surely figure out some way to build up the cash for that big purchase. Montes also lives in the best room in carman (previously occupied by one of his fellow sigmas) and has a “million dollar view”. Anyone who stays the night with him in that room will be sure to enjoy that view and much more. Furthermore, Anthony Montes’ superb athletic ability was a huge difference maker in helping his team win an intramural flag football championship. On the football field he simply goes by the nickname “beast”. Play against him and you’ll see why, guy can eat headbutts like it’s nothing. When Montes isn’t thinking about some difficult Econ stuff or running over others during flag football, he puts his writing skills to use for the Columbia spectator. Knowing Montes, there shouldn’t be any concern about any sort of “fake news” in his articles. Anthony Montes also loves bananas, he’s ALWAYS carrying one around with him. Rumor has it he also always carries around another item with him, for private purposes. Feel free to contact Anthony about basically anything, he’s a pretty sick dude 🤙🏼.

Sigma Spotlight: @liamtmcgill This dreamy Sigma is Liam McGill, a freshly minted SigEp and baseball player from the great state of Rhode Island. While at Columbia, he has decided to take the path less traveled and diversify SigEp's academics by studying Economics. While Liam's home state may be small, his size 14 shoes certainly are not. According to local myth, his feet are actually size 14.5, and he rounds down to make the rest of us feel better (only God and Daniel Harrington will ever know for sure). Of course, Liam is known for more than his large feet. A pair of ripped dress pants and at least one torn adult diaper can attest that Liam embodies our fraternity creed of Sound Mind, Sound Body. If you're lucky, you might be able to catch this Sigma inspiring his brothers to greatness with a rousing rendition of the "Miracle on Ice" speech, acting skills he attributes to daily practice sessions during his hour-long walks to/from Carlton Arms. Otherwise, you'll find Liam being lectured by his big Sid on the nuanced distinction between "toss" and a "tosser," memorizing inspirational quotes on Butler 6, and running late to Sigma events because of baseball practice. (Btw Liam is on the right in this pic)

Sigma Spotlight: Johnathan Bi is a sophomore in SEAS studying Computer Science. He is originally from Beijing but now lives in Vancouver. An aspiring entrepreneur, Johnathan runs his own startup and took a break from Columbia last semester to focus on his company. When he’s not in the gym or scuba diving in parking lots, you can find Johnathan Bi in the upper levels of Furnald hoping to find some introverted friends like himself. Fun fact: fellow sigmas look up to his body so much they carry around a shirtless picture of him!

Sigma Spotlight: @johnny_d_pop_lord John Lord hails from Kingston, Jamaica, where he found his way to Columbia to pursue his love of math and warm weather. He plans on majoring in applied math, and has already completed his concentration in hustling poker; fellow SigEp @jake_poliner can confirm this. When John Lord isn’t forgetting his passport en route to international math competitions, he can be found “roasting” his friends and sharing Caleb’s toothbrush. After feeling academically unengaged throughout his freshman year, John decided to rush SigEp in the fall of 2017 in an effort to further distract himself from his school work. To his surprise, John worked harder than ever before as a new member in SigEp, and he did all his homework. In fact, his grades improved this semester so much his mother told him he should thinking about rushing another fraternity next term. I would hope not, though.

Sigma Spotlight: @cjowens98 Brother Caleb Owens, a beloved sophomore sigma on campus resides in New Bedford, Massachusetts and attended one of the most prestigious preparatory institutes, Deerfield Academy. He is a student of Columbia College where he hopes to master the art of Economics. Caleb is also known for his fun loving and charismatic personality. There have also been some rumors that Caleb is offspring of a certain Canadian who goes by the name of Drake. Although the math doesn’t quite add up and it has yet to be proven whether or not he can drop bars like his doppelgänger, he definitely can maintain a certain type of stylishness like a young Drizzy. We hope to find Caleb on Wall St. or starring in Degrassi 2.0 one day. So if you ever see Caleb around on campus stop and say hi or see if you can rap battle the second-coming of Drake himself. #yolo

Sigma Spotlight: @dhairry13 Dan Harrington hails from Pacific Grove, California, but he’s originally from Berlin, Germany. Yes, Mr. Harrington is fluent in both German and English, and thus far has spent most of his language requirement reading and doing homework for other classes. Language is not the only subject that has been a breeze for Mr. Harrington. Unlike other Columbia College students Dan is an econ major who has worked very hard and has carved himself an unconventional path to an analyst position on Wall Street. Dan is not only a studious Ivy League man, he is also the closing pitcher on the baseball team. Which means depending on the night he’s great at sealing the deal or shutting the door on any potential romances. Dan really represents what it means to be a balanced man as he is not only a student-athlete but a renowned cook who specializes in breads and pastries. Please feel free to approach Dan and start a pleasant conversation, talk about finance, exchange recipes, discuss new video game releases, or ask for directions. #esketit

A fraternity is a group of men who believe and live by the same set of values, and foster a close relationship through these values. These values bind together not only the current chapter members, but members and alumni throughout the country.

Virtue

Virtue is the moral essence of the fraternity. Living a Virtuous life is making the most of your time and talents with unfailing integrity.

Diligence

Diligence is the force that drives the fraternity. Living Diligently is living your best life with courage and tenacity.

Brotherly LOve

Brotherly Love is the foundation of the fraternity. Living with Brotherly Love is supporting fellow citizens through true and active friendship.

Sigma Phi Epsilon is the largest national fraternity, with over 277,000 brothers across 260 colleges. It also has the highest GPA of any national fraternity.

SigEp was founded at the University of Richmond on November 1, 1901 on the Cardinal Principles of Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love.

The fraternity's focus is the Balanced Man ideal of Sound Mind and Sound Body. The Balanced Man Program is a no-pledging, four year experience focused on scholarship, leadership, and life skills.